Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Temasek sells stake in Apollo Hospitals for Rs. 134 crores

Singapore government's investment company Temasek Holdings has sold its entire holding of 5.26% stake in healthcare major Apollo Hospitals Enterprise for Rs. 133.68 crores. The stakes were held by two investment firms Maxwell Mauritius and Aranda Investments.

Maxwell Mauritius sold 2.079 mn shares, while Aranda Investments sold 640,000 shares for Rs. 491.50 each in a bulk deal in the open markets. Aranda Investments’ holding represented a 1.24% stake while that of Maxwell Mauritius represented 4.03% in the Chennai-based healthcare group.

Meanwhile, another fund house Fid Funds Mauritius of Fidelity Investments bought 2.94 mn shares (5.7%) of Apollo for around Rs. 144.62 crores at the same price Temasek's units sold their stakes. Fidelity Select Portfolios Medical Delivery Portfolio already holds 723,000 shares representing a 1.4% stake in Apollo Hospitals.

Article in Business Standard.

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